Abe Lincoln Biography on Audiobook

Listen to this free unabridged biography of of America's 16th president Abraham Lincoln. Written by Henry Ketcham and well-narrated by Andrew Julow at ejunto.com, this audio book covers Lincoln's entire life from his early years through his assassination in 1865. Read this glowing review it received:

"The book and reader were so engaging that I listened for the 9+ hours straight. I applaud both Learn out Loud and ejunto.com for making this book available to the public for free. It renewed my belief in the greatness of leaders, and portrayed Lincoln's qualities so admirably."

Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics but a canny infighter---a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability.

In the War of Independence, Washington used his skills to steer the Continental Army through crises that would have broken less determined men; he squeezed out rival generals and defused dissent from those below him. Ending the war as a national hero, Washington "allowed" himself to be pressed into the presidency, guiding the nation with the same brilliantly maintained pose of selfless public interest. In short, Washington deftly screened a burning ambition behind his image of republican virtue---but that image, maintained not without cost, made him just the leader the overmatched army, and then the shaky young nation, desperately needed.

Ferling argues that not only was Washington one of America’s most adroit politicians---the proof of his genius is that he is no longer thought of as a politician at all.

LearnOutLoud.com is now featuring dozens of downloads of unabridged audio books from one of the finest independent publishers in the business: Blackstone Audiobooks. You'll find downloads from Ayn Rand, C.S. Lewis, and dozens of other great authors. They're offering many of their audio downloads at upwards of 50% off their list price of the same titles on CD or cassette. To see all the downloads we feature go here:

Looking for an audio course to listen to? Download over 100 courses on audio from the Modern Scholar series featuring great university professors teaching college-level courses on a variety of subjects:

To help introduce you to the magnificent Modern Scholar audio courses, we're offering these ten free course lectures to download from ten of their best audio courses. These recorded lectures are taught by eminent university professors. Here are the 10 lectures you can download right now on MP3: